By Lois Henry, SJV Water A motion that challenged four claims made in a lawsuit against the City of Bakersfield...
The Kern County judge’s decision dismissed two of the three claims opposed by water agencies, though the one that could have affected a preliminary injunction was unaffected. By Alan Riquelmy, Courthouse News Service An injunction protecting fish in California’s Kern...
By Christine Souza, Ag Alert As California experiences hotter, drier temperatures due to climate change, Gov. Gavin Newsom has announced...
The U.S. Department of the Interior updated operations of the Glen Canyon Dam on Lake Powell in 2016, but conservationists...
Commentary by Mike Wade, Executive Director of the California Farm Water Coalition Water, the essence of life, is an indispensable resource intricately woven into the fabric of our daily existence. From the food on our plates to the gadgets in...
Sierra Club and Center for Biological Diversity cite California Supreme Court, federal law, Tribal rights, and Biden policy in call...
Arid and semi-arid areas may face especially high risks of extreme heat and fire. By David Hosansky, NCAR The laws...
By Professor Roger Bales, UC Merced A new study co-authored by UC Merced researchers assesses the effect of a warming climate in pushing the elevation of snow to rain higher during a storm, increasing runoff and the risk of flooding....
Proposed Changes Ignore the Contributions and Needs of the Trinity River, Imperiling Salmon, Native Communities, and North State Fishing Economies...
Last week, the Newsom administration released its salmon strategy aimed at aimed at protecting and restoring salmon “amidst hotter and...
Recent progress offers hope for recovery but serious threats continue to affect species. By NOAA Fisheries Partners have pulled together to support the recovery of endangered Sacramento winter-run Chinook salmon in the last few years. However, the species still faces...
State officials said a Humboldt County cannabis operation took water from streams and damaged wetlands for years without authorization. The...
By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water How will selling groundwater help keep more groundwater in the San Joaquin Valley’s already critically...
From the Department of Water Resources California’s historic effort to bring sustainability to the state’s critically important groundwater basins revealed an increased need for new and easily accessible groundwater data and tools to help local agencies better understand and manage...